11.   Lantos said he expected U.S. Secretary of State to announce whether the United States would withdraw its delegation Monday afternoon.

12.   North Korea, which does not recognize rival South Korea as a dialogue partner, since has refused to convene armistice commission meetings and has withdrawn its delegation.

13.   North Korea withdrew its delegation from the armistice commission last year.

14.   North Korea, which does not recognize rival South Korea as a dialogue partner, has since refused to convene armistice commission meetings and withdrawn its delegation.

15.   The United States and Israel withdrew their delegations from the conference on Monday because attempts to reach a compromise failed.

16.   The United States and Israel withdrew their delegations halfway through the conference when a Norwegian compromise on references to the Middle East were rejected.